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People, papers and presentations for June 20, 2023

June 20, 2023

Rice’s Department of Political Science, part of the School of Social Sciences, is ranked No. 8 in new rankings of journal research productivity.

crossword

Filling in the blanks

May 15, 2023

A Rice clue was featured in the May 13 edition of the New York Times crossword puzzle.

O'Connor family dinner

View from a terrace

May 15, 2023

President Reginald DesRoches joined family members and friends of the late Rice Trustee Emeritus Ralph O’Connor’s family for a dinner and early preview of the landmark new science and engineering building named in his honor.

Triny

Rice mourns Triny Carranza

May 12, 2023

It is with great sadness that I share with you the unexpected passing of our esteemed colleague, Triny Carranza, on May 7. Her sudden departure has left a profound sense of loss that will be felt deeply by the Rice community.

ARA awards

Alumni take home university’s top honors

May 5, 2023

Rice alumni gathered at the Post Oak Hotel May 4 to honor outstanding fellow Owls for their extraordinary achievements and contributions to the university community.

ARA Gold Medal

Matthews, Wise to receive ARA's Gold Medal at 2023 Laureates Awards

April 27, 2023

At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2023 Laureates Awards ceremony May 4, the group will bestow its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to Kathleen Shive Matthews and Scott W. Wise. The annual ceremony also honored several prominent alumni with the Distinguished Alumni Award and several members of the Rice community with the Meritorious Service Award.

Susan McIntosh retirement

McIntosh celebrated for four-plus decades at Rice

April 24, 2023

Susan McIntosh, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Anthropology, was celebrated April 18 for her 40-plus-year career at Rice.

McGhee speaking

Expert examines structural racism

April 17, 2023

Heather McGhee, visiting lecturer in urban studies at the City University of New York, discussed themes from her new book “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” March 29 at McMurtry Auditorium. The renowned public policy expert examined structural racism as the driver of inequality — not just for people of color, but for everyone.

Paris skyline

Rice provides update on Global Paris Center

April 13, 2023

Vice President for Global Caroline Levander, Provost Amy Dittmar and President Reginald DesRoches gave an update on the Rice Global Paris Center in an April 11 email to the university community.

Rice University campus

Rice to hold additional informational events on Academic Quad redesign 

April 10, 2023

As the reimagining of the Academic Quadrangle enters more advanced stages of design, members of the Rice community are invited to visit the space, interact with the design team from Nelson Byrd Woltz and share feedback on the project. 

AMP GROUP

AMPosium! draws big crowd at BRC

March 30, 2023

Rice University’s Office of STEM Engagement and ConocoPhillips welcomed 150 past and current participants in the ConocoPhillips Applied Mathematics Program (AMP!) to AMPosium! March 25 at the BioScience Research Collaborative. The yearlong program offers innovative strategies to science and mathematics teachers in grades 5 through 9.

The new Department of Transnational Asian Studies will be housed on the fifth floor of Lovett Hall. (Photo by Brandon Martin)

Rice announces launch of Budget Transformation Initiative

March 29, 2023

I am excited to announce the launch of Rice’s Budget Transformation Initiative, co-led by Provost Amy Dittmar and Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox. The purpose of the initiative is to build transparency and an understanding of the university’s budget as well as design, develop and implement a new campus budget model built for Rice by Rice leaders and stakeholders that will better reflect our mission, values and priorities.

Reggie and Sammy

Go Texan!

February 24, 2023

President Reginald DesRoches joined HOOTS (the High Order of Owl Tailgating Society) in the Fondren Library colonnade for breakfast tacos Feb. 24. Proceeds from sales benefited the HOOTS scholarship fund.

HISD meeting

Partners in learning

February 6, 2023

Rice President Reginald DesRoches met with Houston ISD Superintendent Millard House II Jan. 31 on campus to discuss current and future partnerships between Rice and the largest public school district in Texas.

Academic Quad

Firm selected for Academic Quadrangle redesign

February 6, 2023

The design process to enrich student experience by reimagining one of our university’s most iconic spaces, the Academic Quadrangle, is underway.

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